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Be sure to check it and its video out here... * + * ' | () .-.,-"``"-. - o - '=/_ \ | * |::'=._ ; ' ' \::. `=./`, ' + . '-::..-'``' * jgs O * . + . * . + Astronomy Photo Winners http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/astronomy.html --- ...Wow! Beautiful! Thanks my friends! Our 2nd sizzling hot new page is from our friends Linda, KarenF and Geniann. It's one to give you plenty of warm smiles for your day. A photographer was out in the woods with his dog and they encountered a wild fox. Much to the man's surprise his dog and the fox became best of friends. He documented their endearing friendship with these photos taken from a distance. Be sure to check it and the video of them together here... ,-. .-, |-.\ __ /.-| \ ` ` / / _ _ \ | _`q p _ | '._=/ \=_.' {`\()/`}`\ { } \ |{ } \ \ '--' .- \ |- / \ | | | | | ; | | |.;.,..__ | .-"";` `| / | / jgs `-../____,..---'` The Fox And Dog http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/foxanddog.html --- ...Wow, so sweet and quite amazing! Thanks ladies! =========================================================== >-->From Heartwarmers: "The greatest lesson we can learn from the past... is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world.” -=[ Fireworks over Toronto (Dominion Day!) ]=- .''. .''. . *''* :_\/_: . :_\/_: _\(/_ .:.*_\/_* : /\ : .'.:.'. .''.: /\ : /)\ ':'* /\ * : '..'. -=:o:=- :_\/_:'.:::. | ' *''* * '.\'/.'_\(/_ '.':'.' : /\ : ::::: = *_\/_* -= o =- /)\ ' * '..' ':::' === * /\ * .'/.\'. ' ._____ * | *..* : |. |' .---"| * | _ .--'| || | _| | * | .-'| __ | | | || | .-----. | |' | || | | | | | || | ___' ' /"\ | '-."". '-' '-.' '` |____ jgs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ /| ejm97 ) ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ /|~ /_|\ _-H-__ -~-~-~-~-~-~ /_|\ -~======-~ ~-\XXXXXXXXXX/~ ~-~-~-~ /__|_\ ~-~-~-~ ~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~~-~-~-~-~ ======== ~-~-~-~ ~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ~-~~-~-~-~-~ ~-~~-~-~-~-~ >MIRACLE ON 42ND STREET by Michael Smith Many Americans will not be home to celebrate their July 4th holiday. Some are traveling or working abroad. Others reside in different countries. Many are in the armed forces, and voluntarily spend their holiday fighting and dying for the country they believe in. On July the 4th, their friends and families back home in the U.S. gather together. A grill is fired up. The smell of charcoal filters throughout their old neighborhoods. Their families gather to laugh -- grandfathers toss baseballs to grandsons, fathers tend to burning meat, and later, everyone stands under a dark sky to admire the fireworks that explode over their heads. At the end of the day, they walk hand-in-hand on their way home after a day of love and celebration. Those who aren't home feel lonely. They don't have a day off from work. It's business as usual where they are. There’s no one to wish them a happy July 4th. I know how they feel. On July 1st –- Canada Day, the Canadian equivalent of 4th of July -– I walked through our Lexington Avenue office in Manhattan. I wished everyone I passed a happy Canada Day. Most people had heard of it, but they had no idea how important a day it is for their neighboring country. They didn't know Canada celebrated just as the USA does for Independence Day.  I was working on a holiday I hold dear. I had no one to celebrate with. Back in my home country, the party was on. They celebrated. I worked.  The work day came to a close. I dropped beneath the concrete jungle and followed the crowds to the "E" train of the New York Subway system. Beneath the streets, the platforms were hot and crowded. The 42nd street subway station is one of the largest in Manhattan. It spans several blocks beneath Times Square. It's a connecting point for five different subway lines. Above ground is the Metropolitan Authority bus station -- a huge complex for the major bus lines into and out of Manhattan. People jammed all around me. I felt sorry for myself- – alone on a New York subway station. I wanted to celebrate my country. A splash of red caught my eye. I turned to my right. Twenty feet down, a young woman stood by herself, waiting for the same train. She wore a jersey with a maple leaf on the front. I walked up to her. She had earphones plugged in her ear. I leaned close, "Happy Canada Day!" I said it loud enough to be heard over her music. I started to walk away. "Hey!" I heard behind me. I turned. She pulled her earphones out. "Are you Canadian too?" "I sure am!" I smiled. "No way! Are you kidding me? So am I!" Laura and I stood, chatted about our memories of Canada, and waited for our train. When it came, it was packed. "You know what?" I asked. "When the train is that packed, there is usually one close behind that’s empty. I'm going to wait." "You're right!" she said. "I'll wait too." We wanted the moment to last -- a few minutes of Canada on our day. The next "A" train arrived. It was practically empty. We stepped in, sat beside each other, and chatted for the next 133 blocks. Laura was a beautiful young girl from Toronto. She was in New York to study dance, music and singing. Her energy and love for her country was contagious. The heaviness in my heart vanished. I had a moment of Canada beneath the streets of New York City. At 175th street, I had to get off the train. I shook her hand. "Laura, thank you. I'll never see you again, but I want to thank you for making my Canada Day special." I stepped off and watched the subway pull away. As it disappeared into the tunnel, I thought to myself, "There goes my personal 'Miracle on 42nd Street.'" -- Michael Smith __________________________________________________ Michael lives in Idaho. He works as a project manager in the telecommunications industry. In his spare time, Michael writes inspirational stories. =========================================================== >-->From Daily Encounter: ___ /___\ .-.|=0-0=|.-. (\_.'.-\ \_o_/`/-.'._/) ~` - ~`-^_`~ -_~ ^- ~_` -~ _ jgs - ~ - ^ - ~ - ~ - >Sink or Swim! “’Lord, if it’s you’, Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’ ‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and,beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’"1 When my kids were learning to swim, one of the biggest struggles they had was learning to put their head under water. The swim instructor would assure them that she was right there and would help if they needed it, but still my children would resist going under water. One day my daughter finally gathered the courage to do it, and slowly went under water. Her instructor stood right next to her talking loudly for my daughter to hear her voice while she was under. It took several tries, working little by little, but today my daughter is an avid swimmer and often recalls the words of assurance from her instructor that she would hear while under water. I often think of how it might be easier to follow and obey Jesus if we had him here in person, just like the swim instructor. However, when we read stories like today’s passage, we realize that fear and doubt are natural responses that creep in no matter what. Peter had Jesus right in front of him, with arms stretched out, and telling him to come, but he still doubted. I love Jesus’ response though. When Peter cried out, he immediately reached out and caught him. I can almost imagine Jesus shaking his head as he was bringing him out of the water, but Jesus reassured him and questioned why he doubted. I am sure each of us could identify with Peter in one way or another. Where have we allowed doubt and fear to enter our lives? What is God calling us to do that we may be avoiding because we doubt we are prepared? Whatever it is, my friend, Jesus is there. He is calling us to have the confidence to take that first step. Just like my children’s swim instructor, Jesus is right by our side, giving us words of assurance as we keep trying to “swim" in his ways. And in those moments where we start to sink, Jesus is ready to come to our rescue when we call out to Him. Suggested prayer: “Dear God, thank you for never leaving or forsaking me. Thank you, also, for your patience with me as I learn to trust you and confidently follow your will for my life. I pray that in those moments when fear and doubt creep in, that your voice would overpower them. Help me keep my eyes on you. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus Chrit’s name, amen." 1 Matthew 14:28-31 (NIV). --- , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' ...See these teachings... Trust In The Lord http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Basics/Trust_In_The_Lord.htm In GOD We Trust https://spiritandtruthonline.org/in-god-we-trust/?tot=redirect Can we trust the Bible? https://spiritandtruthonline.org/can-we-trust-the-bible/?tot=redirect What does the Bible say about “Faith?” https://tinyurl.com/2p7wnuxh -<>- , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >Even If “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up."1 Many of us are familiar with the popular story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. It is taught in Sunday school classrooms since the time we are young. We even hear it in song form! It is no wonder it is so well- known seeing how three young Hebrew boys were taken from their home, given Babylonian names, and brought to serve King Nebuchadnezzar. After the King builds a 90-foot golden statue of himself for all to worship, only these three boys refused to bow down to it. The King gets so angry that he heats the furnace seven times hotter than usual and has the boys thrown in. However, as the King watches from afar, he notices there are four men walking around in the fire unharmed! So, he calls the boys out and declares that there is no other god who can rescue like the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. This is the short version of the story, but if you would like to read it in its entirety, I encourage you to read Daniel 3. Today I want to focus on two very important words that these three young men used in their response to Nebuchadnezzar in today’s scripture… “Even if". Their faith was so strong that they knew that God would rescue them, but they also realized that God is God, and his plans are bigger than ours. But regardless of what God decided to do, they trusted God completely and would honor him. When we bring our requests or situations before God, is our faith dependent on his response? Will we continue trusting God even if he says no? Will we still love God even if he allows pain and suffering in our lives? Will we honor him even if we are the only one doing it? I can tell you from experience that it is much easier to have faith and say we trust God when things go like we want them to go. But I can also tell you, from experience, that when we choose to have faith and trust God even if his will is not as we had hoped, this brings you to a whole new level in your relationship with God. The love you feel from God, and the love you have for him in return grows, because even in the middle of that difficult circumstance He makes his presence known to you and later you see the plan he had. Even if you don’t fully understand it, you experience the peace, hope and joy that trusting God brings. Suggested prayer: Dear God, help my faith be strong regardless of what surrounds me. Help me trust you and believe that you are in control. Help me honor and glorify you with my words and actions. And even if your will is difficult to accept now, I will still love you and trust you through the process. Help my relationship with you grow, as I practice being more like you. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. In Jesus Christ’s name, amen." 1 Daniel 3:17-18 (NLT). When copying or forwarding include the following: "Daily Encounter by Richard (Dick) Innes (c) 2016 ACTS International. =========================================================== >-->From Archives InspiredBuffalo: __ /__`. / \ `\\ / \ `\ / \ \ /_______\ /\ (((( )))) (((' . '))) (((\_-_/))) (((_) (_))) /((( \ / )))\ / ((( ^ ))) \ / / (( ^ )) \ \ ( ( \ ^ / ) ) \ \ )www( / / `\\ / \ //' /' `\ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ jgs | | `-----......_____......-----' >True love`s meaning In the 1953 movie, The Roman Holiday, Princess Anne embarks on a highly publicized tour of Europian capitals. When she and her royal entourage arrive in Rome, she begins to rebel against her restricted, regimented schedule. One night Anne decides to get 'out and about' away from her normal life, sneaks out of her room, hops into the back of a delivery truck and escapes her luxurious confinement. However, a sedative she was forced to take earlier starts to take effect and the princess is soon fast asleep on a public bench. She is found by Joe Bradley, an American newspaper reporter stationed in Rome who takes her to his apartment. The next morning Joe dashes off to cover the Princess Anne press conference, unaware that she is sleeping on his couch! Once he realizes his good fortune, Joe promises his editor an exclusive interview with the princess with pictures for five grand. Joe Bradley shows her the sites of Rome and he is initially more interested in a story that fetches him five grand than the Princess, but begins to fall for Her Highness. At the end of the day, through the magic of the nature both are in deep love with each other, and for them the time comes to part forever. Now there is no story for Joe Bradley to supply to his editor. His selfishness to earn five grand at the cost of the public exposure of Princess Anne strangely disappears. His love for her makes him renounce the five grand. Similarly, our true love towards Him, once firmly formed, makes us renounce the worldly aspirations and longings and we end up with the single wish to be with Him only, forever. No love is greater than the love for Him. -Malladi Venkata Krishnamurthy. -<>- _ ,' '. / \ ^ | _ | ^ | || / \ || | | |||.-.||| | | ||| ||| | | ||| ||| | | ||| ||| | | ||| ||| | | ,' '. | ,'__ __`. /____ | ____\ /_\ |_|_| /_\ .: : : :. : . : . : : :: :: :: : : .: :. : : .: :.: : :. : . : : .: : :: : jrei .: . : : .. >Is There Life Out There? Bill Walker missourisage@yahoo.com Is there life out there? That is out there in space. This has been a question for many years, and best I know is still unanswered. It really may go on for ever as an unknown, and unanswered question. In a way I think maybe yes, why not? Then I get to thinking a couple other things. Now in the Bible there is a line. The earth is God's foot stool. The Bible speaks of the Heavens, the stars, the sun, the moon, and earth. Maybe I don't read hard enough, but I can't find anything about any other peoples out there. Now I know this. It is like many things. There may be life out there, what and why should I worry about such things? Another thing, why spend great tons of money trying to find out. Let the life out there spend the money to see if there is life here. Some wise guy has it figured out there is oil out there on one of those moving rocks in outer space. Great let us spend more tons of money building a pipe line from out there to earth. Back to the Bible. Do you understand every thing you read? If you do you're a member of the few. At the time you read something, you may get it pictured as such. A few days go by, and you get to thinking.. So you go back, and read it again. You also go some where else and read something about the same subject. You have a new idea, a new thought on the matter. This can go on for some time, each time you get something you missed. I have been reading about the end of time, When such and such will happen. I've also been reading what some say happens when death comes to each of us. You know it is going to happen, the Bible says so. The thing in my mind is it really don't matter, I have to go back and read some other lines. Those lines tells me all I need to know, John 3:16 For GOD so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten SON, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have ever lasting life. Now take those few words to heart, and read slow and think. For GOD so loved the world. I wonder if we got the right word, maybe we did, maybe we didn't. WORLD. yes GOD made all we see in this world. I believe he said it was good. So yes GOD loved what he made. But is it the world he only loved? How about mankind? Then we read, HE gave his only begotten SON.. Now this to me means, he gave his SON to save a world of sinners. We have read other places, we all are sinners, and have fell many times. Come up short in the perfect part. None is without sin, have you read that line? I guess the so called Saints fell a bit short also. GOD does not lie. To say other wise is wrong. It is written, all have sinned. WHOSOEVER believeth in him... simple isn't it? You read, study a bit, and think, and come to believe. Shall not perish. your old sin body is going to die, sure as any thing. It is going back to the dirt it was made from. But your soul goes back to GOD. That is if you took the free gift of GRACE. By his GRACE you are saved from hell. Ever lasting life. Now I believe this you and I will live forever in one of two places. HEAVEN or HELL. I want to live in the everlasting light of GOD and his only begotten SON. I may be wrong, but for the life of me I can not understand all this stuff about the end. If we take these lines. John 3:16 That tells me about all I need to know. I don't know if there is life out there in space.. This earth is good enough for me till GOD calls me HOME. His Son told he was going to have a Mansion built for me. I think my kids are there helping build it. Bobby, Mingtoy, Chinker, Chinker Boy, Tinker and Poo. Yes Mr. Preacher I think my dogs will be there also.. You see, what sin did they do? Animals never went against GOD. It was and always has been mankind. --- _______ / /_ / -/- / / / / / / /_______/ / jgs ((______| / `"""""""` ...This reminds me of Childlike innocence... Matt.18: [1] At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? [2] And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, [3] And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. [4] Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. [5] And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. [6] But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. God doesn't make things hard for us to believe - He treats us as His most precious children and makes it easy - we are the ones who tend to complicate things. We become as little children by being born again - _______ / /_ / -/- / / / / / / /_______/ / jgs ((______| / `"""""""` John 3 [3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 1 Pet.1 [23] Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. Rom.10 [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. [10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. See? It's That Easy with God. :) See this... How to Become a Christian - How to Get Born Again / How to Get Saved / Romans 10:9 & 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMzblR8YDQ0 -<>- ,{{}}}}}}. {{{{{}}}}}}}. {{{{ {{{{{}}}} }}}}} _ _ {{{{{ }}}} m m }}}}} {{{{C ^ {{{{{ }}}}}}\ '=' /}}}}}} {{{{{{{{;.___.;{{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}}) (}}}}}}}}}} {{{{}}}}}': :{{{{{{{{{{ {{{}}}}}} `@` {{{}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{ jgs {{{{{{{{ }}}}}} }}}}} {{{{ {{{ }} >Art Work by God By Bev Kerr The Bible says that Love is patient and kind, And that's what I hope is in this heart of mine. It's not boastful and proud, haughty nor rude. But, I know that I owe this all to You. I want to stand back, for You deserve all the credit ... It's not me who writes the poems, it is you who has said it. You give me strength and courage when I ask for some. You give me hope when sometimes there is none. I'll always remember that You in your Love, Gave me a gift ... Your Son from above. He went to the cross and suffered the cause. And freed us from sin and gave us His all. He wasn't boastful nor proud, He loved the gathering crowd. He gave sight to the blind, made the lame to leap, And some dead, He called back saying, "They're just asleep." He was beaten and scorned, and died on a cross. He calmed the angry seas, and on water He walked. And to think ... He did this all for me. And in doing so changed my destiny. This Son of God ... an earthly carpenter's Son. He gave me sight to see the truth in all He had done. So, here I stand a slow but sure work of art from God. Still being reshaped by my Father above. I'm putty, I know, in the carpenter's hand. With Love in my heart, and these two hands. For it's my life to give ... and I give it to You. Shape me and mold me, however You choose. -<>- >Links for Your Enjoyment :) Life Train! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/lifetrain.html Chalk Art 6 http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/chalkart6.html 3D Liquid Floors http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/3dfloors.html Who Is This Jesus? http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/jesus.html What Is Love? http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/wlove1.html Thoughts For Today! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/thoughts.html Thank You God! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/thankgod.html Pet Confessions http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/petconfessions.html More Abundant Life! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/abundantlife.html Adorable Wrinkly Puppies!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/wrinklypuppies.html Sweet Animals With Flowers!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/animalswithflowers.html Australian Penguins Rescued!- http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/penguinrescue2.html Paper Sculpture Art! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/paper.html Bear Rescue 2! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/bearrescue2.html Colorful Birds 2! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/birds2.html Balloon Party 2! http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/party2.html Full Bible Study Menu http://www.shangralafamilyfun.com/BibleStudy/BibleStudy.html -<>- Trust in the Lord - Lyrics Hillsong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQTPVPhbG_A God Only Knows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFiyEFmIXvA TobyMac - I just need U. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNpOeakhEM for KING & COUNTRY - Together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR1Hk0FVi_k Casting Crowns - Nobody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yBzIt_z8oY Austin French - Jesus Can (Official Lyric Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g63nJjzgDH8 Zach Williams, Dolly Parton - There Was Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37wV6D49iEY -<>- Bible Menu http://www.absolutebiblestudy.com/Contents.htm It’s Now the Law – New Bill Requires a Moment of Silence So Children Can Pray in Public Schools / Biden's Department of Education Forces Schools to Allow Male Students Into Girls' Locker Rooms And More: https://www.christianlifedaily.com/ Kellogg's LGBT Cereal Box Activity Tells Kids To "Choose Their Own Gender Pronoun" / NYC Education Program Features Drag Queens Reading To Toddlers / Remains Of Hundreds Of Children Uncovered In Canadian Tragedy / New York Mayor Approves Massive Funding For Police After Crime Spike AND More: https://mommyunderground.com/ -<>- >In The News: VA News: Veteran ID Card for Discounts, Free FitBit with Summer Sports Program https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVA/bulletins/2e449c8 Hannity https://smashleft.com/2021/06/24/hannity-06-23-21/ Tucker Carlson https://smashleft.com/2021/06/24/tucker-carlson-tonight-06-23-21/ Donald Trump interview “I HAVE NOT CONCEDED” https://tinyurl.com/c79yxa6c Did A Spy Defector From China Prove Trump Right? – The Dan Bongino Show https://tinyurl.com/swmtk8zw Transgender Hurdler Ruled Ineligible for U.S. Olympic Trials / It is Official, CA Newsom Recall Election Will Happen / CO Mayor Bans Pledge of Allegiance at Public Meetings / D.C. 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This particular performance will leave you wondering just how he managed to pull off such an unbelievable illusion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbcX4XaoGBA The sensational performance of Andreas Helgstrand on Blue Hors Matine at the World Equestrian Games Freestyle Dressage Final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zKQgTiqhPbw Meet Prince Nikolai Stroganov III, a warmth-loving cat who lives the life of luxury, complete with servants and porcelain bowls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-gnfcdOZTsc How does a rattlesnake make its sounds? A father-son team cuts open a rattlesnake rattle to see what exactly is inside the deadly snake's tail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pyfMnF6j_g --- ...Wowsers! Thanks LouiseAu! -<>- >From Our Friend Linda :) If you love dogs, you will really enjoy this.....if Not, you will still enjoy it Be Sure To Watch The Dog's Expression When The Plate is Removed …… http://www.youtube.com/embed/ub1Dc3NHZ3s?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1 --- ...LOL! So funny! Thanks Linda! Visit Melissa's Online Store You can get anything you want (except for Melissa ) at the online store http://pdhomes.net/mall/babylissa/mySTORES/ISELL4.html ========================================================== >-->From our Friend LouiseAu :) . . : . _ '. _.:._ .' (_) '-. .' '. .-' _;_ ' - ./ \. - ' / | \ - - | | - - """" \ | \ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" `|\ ` | \ / / jgs / /_ ` >When God Created Fathers When the Lord was creating fathers, he started with a tall frame. And an angel nearby said, "What kind of father is that? If you're going to make children so close to the ground, why have you put father up so high? He won't be able to shoot marbles without kneeling, or kiss and tuck a child in bed without bending." God smiled and said, "Yes, but if I make him child size, who would children have to look up to?" And when God made father's hand, they were very large and strong. The angel shook his head sadly and said, "Do you know what you are doing? Large hands are clumsy. They can't manage diaper pins, small buttons, rubber bands or ponytails, or even remove splinters caused by baseball bats." God smiled and said, "I know, but they're large enough to hold everything a small son empties from his pockets at the end of the day... yet small enough to cup a daughters face in his hands." Then God molded long, slim legs and broad shoulders. The angel nearly had a heart attack. "Boy, this is the end of the week, all right!" he sighed, "Do you realize you just made a father without a lap? How is he going to pull a child close and hold him without the kid falling between his legs?" God smiled and said, "A father needs strong shoulders to pull a sled, balance a boy on a bicycle, or hold a sleepy head on the way home from the circus." God was in the middle of creating two of the largest feet anyone had ever seen when the angel could contain himself no longer. "That's not fair! Do you honestly think those large things are going to dig out of bed early in the morning when the baby cries, or walk through a small birthday party without crushing at least three of the guest?" God smiled and said, "They'll work. You'll see. They'll support a small child who wants to ride a horse to the kitchen and back, or scare off mice at the summer cabin, or display shoes that will be a challenge to fill." God worked throughout the night, giving the father few words, but a firm, authoritative voice; eyes that saw everything, but remained calm and tolerant. Finally, almost as an after thought, he added. tears. Then he turned to the angel and said, "Now there you have it, the complete dad!" And the angel, shuteth up. --- ...Teehee! Sweet! Thanks LouiseAu! ========================================================== .---. (_---_) (_/6 6\_) ( v ) `\ /' .-'': ;``-. / \,Y./ \ / (:)___ \ : .-'XXX`-.`\_; `.__.-XXX-.__.'\_ / / XXX \ \ `\_ / XXX \ `\ / XXX \ _`\___ jgs / \ (`--"""-') / \ (=-=-=-=-) `--...___ ___...--' (________) ``` >Baubie's Guest Story Editor: by Nathan Stolov Joyce Schowalter Missouri, USA When my late grandmother was in her late 60's she was quite independent. She handled all her own cooking, cleaning, and shopping, living in a second-floor apartment. She drew a small Social Security pension -- thus barely had enough money to live on. She accepted little financial help from her grown children, most with families of their own. Baubie awoke early one morning, thinking she heard a noise on her balcony. From the balcony door, she saw nothing had been disturbed. The next morning, the same thing happened. Baubie wasn't a person with an overly active imagination, so she set her alarm clock to wake up early the following day. Arising, she quietly went to the balcony door and discovered a poorly dressed man sleeping on her balcony. His alarm clock went off, he went over the balcony rail and disappeared down the street. Baubie wasn't a person to wish anyone harm. She knew the man must be in very bad financial trouble to secretly live on her poor balcony, and she was certain he wasn't dangerous. After all, he hadn't tried to break into her apartment! That evening, after dinner, she put out a package of leftovers for her "balcony guest." The following morning she found the leftovers had been eaten, and her guest had left money for the food. She put his money safely under a spare pillow and blanket, along with a dinner that night -- and many other nights. Because food was expensive, she finally allowed her children to help buy food, which she insisted that she prepare. This went on several weeks, with Baubie's guest finally giving up on leaving money for anything! One day, without a word, her guest was gone. She worried that something had happened to him. One evening a few days later, there was a knock at her front door. Upon answering, Baubie was greeted by her guest. He was wearing a clean used suit, carrying a bouquet of flowers for her. He was a businessman who had lost his business after an employee stole money from him. He had sent his family to live with his wife's parents and worked to make good his losses. Having paid off his employee's thievery, he was working for another business as a manager, was now able to look his ex-business associates in the eyes. His first goal after paying off his business debts was to repay "his grandmotherly angel" for her generous kindness, but Baubie wouldn't have it. His words and knowing he was well were enough. She invited him to dinner, insisting he repay his wife's parents with the money he had saved, which he agreed to. She said it wouldn't be proper for her to take his money, because "parents are supposed to help their children". In her mind, in the way she was brought up, this perfect stranger, this gentleman who was near her children's ages, was a "temporary son" given her to watch over. As she did. =======HeroicStories======= >-->From CupOCheer: >OUR HOPE IS HERE Listen to this story and then send it around, including all the Muslims you know! This is the most exciting story of the day... a Muslim crying out to Jesus! JESUS IS OUR HOPE! http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/vod/AL32v1_WS Wonderful video!!! -<>- ,--, // \_\ |^/^ ) \-_/ .-' '-. |_____/ | \________/ \________\ / | | |__\___| | | | | | |_ |_| | | | _|__|_|o,o,o,o, (____/ \ _o jgs \_/ / \ \__/ >SEE BEYOND THE BOXES OF JUDGMENT Judgment puts people in boxes. When you are judgmental, you create an orderly world out of a disorderly one. For without the boxes, people are neither good nor bad, they simply are, full of failings, shortcomings and inappropriate emotions, full of goodness and love. They simply are. And like a jungle, everything overlaps and runs together. There is no way to judge if this plant is better than that one, since they are growing into each other, overlapping their boundaries and living in tangled coexistence. And you are like this as well. You know how unfair it feels to be judged, since you are a very complex person. Your childhood and everything that happened since that time have led you to be like the tangled jungle, intertwined and complex. And everyone else is like this as well. What you believe is wrong may be right to someone else and vice versa. For all of it simply is. When you stop trying to sort through the jungle, cutting things up and putting them into boxes, and instead, let it be as it is and just observe it, you will find great beauty indeed. You will see that nature doesn’t draw straight lines and doesn’t build boxes. Nature loves curves and entanglements. Nature loves an orderly chaos formed by the lively interchange between living things. And your mind and personality are like this as well, not compartmentalized, not straight and linear, but complex, lively and intertwined, all of your different experiences melding and tangling with each other to make up who you are. And everyone else is like this as well. And so, what we see is that without the boxes of judgment, the world is a lively and interesting place. And anyone that you may encounter, if you will but allow yourself to get past the surface judgment based on age, shape, clothing, accent, color and gender, and talk to them and learn what they have experienced, if you dig deep enough and listen with enough compassion and interest, you will discover a view of life which will teach you much. It is not about agreeing or not agreeing with them, it is not about cutting them up into little pieces which will fit into your boxes, it is about appreciating the complexity and wonder, the deepness and richness of human experience, what truly makes up this life. -Unknown Author -<>- .---. /` ___|`\ |_/ \| ( -/- ) \_ - _/ .-'|_|'-. / \ / O \ / _____!_____ \ /.-------------.\ \| ,;, |/ | ;;; | | ;;;;;;;;; | | `';;;'` | | ;;; | | ;;; | | ::: | | ';' | | | _| _ __ __ _|_ jgs_/ _ __ ___ __ _\_ _/ __ ___ _ ___ __ _ \_ >ENCOURAGEMENT "Let us encourage one another." (Hebrews 10:25) One writer observed a mother walking with a small handicapped child whose both legs were in braces. He was having a difficult time but his mother was right there with him encouraging him at every step. "That's great! You're doing splendidly," she kept repeating. "I want to run," the boy called. "Very well, try it," his mother encouraged enthusiastically. As he did, he tripped and almost fell and would have except his mother was right there beside him and caught him so he wouldn't hurt himself. "You did fine," she said again, "and next time you will do even better." God, too, knows our limitations. He sees our brokenness and doesn't expect us to be able to make it alone. He knows we can't run with a broken leg. He also knows we can't live the Christian life without help and encouragement. He wants us to know that he is right there beside us to encourage us to keep trying and to keep growing and become stronger. God also knows that we need supporting friends to encourage us, to help keep us on track, and to keep us accountable-as none of us can make it alone. Suggested prayer: "Dear God, help me to be an encouraging and supporting friend to the people you bring into my life. And help me not to be too proud or afraid to ask for help when I need a friend to lean on. And thank you that I can always ask for and receive your help as needed. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus Christ's name, Amen." -- Dick Innes www.actsweb.org -<>- _______________ / / (__/') / /'. | | _____ | | | | | (_) | | | | | __ . | | @| | | __, | |@%@ jgs | | __) | |@%@%@.-.-.-.-. \_\_________\_\@%@%@%_ _ _ _.' ` ^ ^ ^ ^ >SIGNS YOUR COOKING SKILLS HAVE GOTTEN RUSTY You know one of these is a strainer, and one is a flyswatter. If only you could remember which is which. Your kids say they're eating at a friend's house ... for the next month. Your husband just gobbled down your preschooler's macaroni picture and liked it better than the supper you made. You call a spatula "that flat flippy-turner paddle." You have to clean the spider webs out of your oven before using it. You just Googled instructions on how to cook a Pop Tart. Every night at 6:15, the local pizza place calls *you.* [Chris White's Top Five on Food w/edits and additional material by Mark Raymond] as seen in Mark's Musings -<>- .-.-"````"-.-. ,-._._ \ / _._.-, '. '-. \ / .-' .' \ \ \ / / / \ \ \ / / / \ | | | | / | \_/ \_/ | | | ; ; jgs \ / '.__ _ _ __.' ``` \ / ``` / \ d b \/ >AWESOME CREATOR OF WONDERFUL DAYS The sun glistens on the water Birds skim across the stream of light My heart marvels at such artistry You've painted a wonderful day Awesome Creator, Artist of all time This is the day You have made In it I will rejoice Waves come nowhere and splash against the wall Singing birds, chirping insects, jumping fish Such music to my soul You've orchestrated a wonderful day Awesome Creator, Musician of all time This is the day You have made In it I will rejoice Dark clouds roll across the sky Rain bounces on a moving sea I find delight in such a dance You've choreographed a wonderful day Awesome Creator, Choreographer of all time This is the day You have made In it I will rejoice A family of ducks passes by, conversing as they go A manatee just looks and swims away Simple drama, so profound You've written a beautiful day Awesome Creator, Playwright of all time This is the day You have made In it I will rejoice Awesome Creator of wonderful days My soul delights in You Author~ Patti Hollingsworth -<>- _ ____ __ / \ .' '. ____......------""""""""````` `\ | `::-/'-....-'\--""``` | | :: | | | | ,:'-\.-''''-./--..___ / jgs \_/ '.____.' ````````````"""""""------------' >TICKETS FROM HEAVEN By Tom Elliott Baseball is a tradition in my family. Some of my best memories growing up were the days my dad took my brother and me on the 90-minute drive to San Francisco to see the San Francisco Giants play at Candlestick Park. We saw a lot of baseball history being made, like when Willie Mays and the Giants won the National League pennant in 1962. When I had my first child, Zach, Paw — as Zach called him — had another youngster to school in all things baseball. Unfortunately, by the time Zach was old enough to go to games, Paw could no longer go. He had Alzheimer's and had to move into an assisted- living facility. Zach couldn't understand that Paw would never "get better" or why we only saw him in his "new home." "Why don't we take Paw with us to a Giants game, Dad?" Zach asked one day as we drove home from a visit. He wouldn't understand a medical explanation, I barely could. The permanence of this disease seemed completely unfair, the situation painful. But I couldn't bear to dash Zach's dream. I just couldn't. "Maybe someday we'll all see a game together," I said. Maybe someday. Even if we couldn't attend ball games together, our bond of three generations stood strong. Paw was Zach's biggest fan until he passed away. After he died, the world seemed pretty gray for all of us, but especially for Zach. "Now we'll never see that game together," Zach said the day of Dad's funeral. I should never have raised Zach's hopes, I thought. I always knew it couldn't happen. Several weeks after Paw died, a good friend who was related to a Giants player offered us some complimentary tickets. I hesitated. Since his death, even baseball had lost some of its flavor. On the other hand, maybe that's just what we needed. It's what Dad would want us to do, I thought. After thinking it through, I accepted my friend's offer. We drove to the game in high spirits. "I can't wait!" Zach said as we entered the stadium. Pleasant memories of my father swirled around my head. I went to see the Giants when I was Zach's age with you, Dad, I thought as we walked up to the will-call window. "First and last name with some ID, please," the attendant said. I slid my driver's license under the partition and ruffled Zach's hair. The attendant flipped through a stack of envelopes. She looked worried. "I'm sorry," she said finally, "there aren't any tickets here for you." "There must be some mistake," I said. She checked again and still came up empty. We backed away from the window in shock. The game was sold out and I didn't have the money for scalped tickets. Lord, I should have been straight with Zach. We weren't ever going to see a game with Dad, nor did it look like Zach and I would see this one. Zach looked down at the ground upset, when someone walked over to us. "Are you taking your young son to the game?" a kindly old gentleman asked. "I was planning on it," I said, "but there was some sort of mix-up with our tickets. We didn't have any." The man held up two. "Here," he said. "Why don't you take these?" I blinked. Was he kidding? People didn't just give away tickets to sold-out games. "I'm sorry," I said. "I don't have the money for scalped tickets." The man shook his head and waved the tickets at me. "Take them," he said. "I want your boy to see the game." He put the tickets in my hand and walked off with a smile. I stared after him, still confused. "Thanks!" Zach hollered as the man disappeared into the sea of sports fans milling around the entrance. Zach tugged at my hand. "Come on, Dad. Let's go!" Inside the stadium I led Zach toward the "nose bleeds," assuming we were seated up there. But when I looked at the box and seat numbers I stopped short and my mouth fell open. Zach bumped into me from behind. "What's the matter, Dad?" "These seats are right behind home plate," I said. "Only a few rows up!" "Unbelievable," I muttered to myself all the way down to the seats. The seat next to us was empty. "The man who gave us the tickets must be coming," Zach said. "We can buy him a hot dog!" It was one of the best game I ever saw. The Giants came back late with a grand slam to tie it up. They won in the bottom of the ninth with a slide around the tag at home plate. Zach and I were exhausted from hooting and hollering. When it was over I took a good hard look at the empty seat next to us. "I can't believe nobody ever sat there," I said. "What a waste of a good seat." "But, Dad," Zach said, "someone was sitting in the seat next to us." Wow, could I really have been that caught up in the game? "I didn't see a soul. Who was it?" Zach grinned. "It was Paw, Dad. He was sitting right here with us the whole time. We finally did get to see that Giants game, the three of us." I pulled Zach close. People around us must've thought we were feeling very emotional about the Giants' win. But only the two of us knew the truth: We were living a gift from above. Well, maybe three of us knew it. "Maybe that old man had it all planned all along," I said as we were leaving the stadium. "I think that angel flew back up to heaven with Paw," said Zach. "They're probably rehashing the game." Just like Zach and I did all the way home. as seen in Inspiration Plus To SUBSCRIBE: Send an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE CUP O'CHEER in the subject line to cheer316@sc.rr.com. ========================================================== >-->From LaughAndLift: "How divinely full of glory and pleasure shall that hour be when all the millions of mankind that have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb shall meet together and stand around him with every tongue and every heart full of joy and praise. How astonishing will be the glory and the joy of that day when all the saints shall join together in one common song of gratitude and of love and of everlasting thankfulness to the Redeemer! With what unknown delight and inexpressible satisfaction shall all that are saved from the ruins of sin and hell address the Lamb that was slain and rejoice in his presence." - Isaac Watts \ _.-/`) // / / ) .=// / / / ) //`/ / / / / // / ` / || / \\ / )) .' jgs // / / >A Made Up Mind I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. The decision has been made. I have stepped over the line. I won't look back, let up, slow down or back away. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and done with selfish living, sight walking, small planning, "smooth knees," colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, pity or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk with His patience, live by prayer and labor with His power. My face is set; my gait is sure; my goal is heaven; my road is narrow; my way is rough, my companions are few; my Guide is reliable; my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity or meander in the maze of mediocrity because I have been sustained by Christ. I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, spoken up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. My banner is clear. I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. ---Written by a young African pastor: it was tacked on the wall of his house and found after he died as a martyr for the Gospel - seen on a wall at Southeast Bible Baptist Church, Penfield NY, Bruce Craig, pastor. -<>- The devil cannot get a stronghold on your life unless you give him a foothold. , , /////| ///// | ///// | |~~~| | | |===| |/| | B |/| | | I | | | | B | | | | L | / | E | / |===|/ jgs '---' >What Happens When You Trust In The Wrong Things (By Rocky Henriques) [Minor editing] ABC World News Now reported on June 16, 2011 that three women, visiting from out of town, drove their rented SUV into a swamp near Seattle, Washington. It seems they had been out to dinner, and were returning just after midnight, when they got lost near Mercer Island. Following their on-board Hertz "Never-Lost" GPS system, they turned onto a boat ramp--and kept going. I don't have a GPS system in my vehicle, so I really can't relate, but I guess people kind of get dependent on them when they are in unfamiliar territory. The problem comes when we depend entirely on them when our eyes should tell us that there is a lake in front of us. There is a parable in this story, of course. Since the beginning of Creation, mankind has been depending on the wrong things for guidance. God gave one set of instructions, but Adam and Eve followed the GPS system of Satan--Gullible Prompting of Satan. And we're still doing it today. There are people who are lost and wandering around in the midnight of their lives where it is dark and confusing. Instead of listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit prompting, guiding, and directing, they follow their own defective guidance systems--and wind up in the swamp. And, as you would expect, the Bible has something to say about this. Consider Psalm 25:4-5, which read, "Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." Psalm 48:14 tells us "For this is God our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end." Proverbs tells us that we should listen to the words of God, for "when you walk, they will guide you" (Proverbs 6:22). And Isaiah 58:11 promises "The Lord will guide you always...." So don't wind up in the swamp of confusion and desperation! Keep your eyes on the Lord, not the systems of the world which promise much but deliver little. He will keep us on the right--and dry--path. SUBSCRIBE INFO Want to receive a Christian inspirational item AND great clean humor in an email to you each day of the week? It's easy and FREE! Read all about Laugh & Lift at http://www.laughandlift.com ========================================================== _..._ .~ `~. / } \ _.'`~~/ {_,} -( ,'-,___.' .-. / |_ /| __| |__ / ` |_/ [__ __] / \ / | | / '--;_ | | _\ `\ | | / |`-.___. / | | ^^^jgs^^^`--`------'`--`^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >-->I Trust You in the Little Things By Debbie Preuss Lord, I trust You in the little things Why do I hold the big ones back? Why can't I just trust You? Why does my faith always lack? I can say I trust You Every single day that I live That I know that You know me That Your very best You'll give But when the big things come around I try to do it on my own When they start to fall apart I come to You and moan "I thought that You were in charge That You'd take care of me" But I can faintly hear You saying That You made me free That I can do what I want Or I can trust in You That You have been here waiting To see what I would do The little things are easy Lord To put into Your hand The big ones are harder God But I'm beginning to understand That I can trust You always For Your love for me is true Help me to forever In big and small Lord, trust in You. -<>- _.-/`) // / / ) .=// / / / ) //`/ / / / / // / ` / || / \\ / )) .' jgs // / / >-->A Prayer of Those Who Care - Author Unknown I do not know how long I'll live, but while I live, Lord, let me give. Some comfort to someone in need, by smile or nod, kind word or deed. And let me do what 'er I can, to ease things for my fellow man. I want naught but to do my part to lift a tired, weary heart, To change folks' frowns to smiles again. Then I will not have lived in vain, And I'll care not how long I live, if I can give and give and give. >Updated FUN STUFF URLS - Oh Yeah Shangy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ShangralaFamilyFun.com/urls.html FUN URLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -->ShangyFunList AD RATES: $25 will get your a message (of up to 40 words) out to all web site list readers. Email me to secure dates. 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